DLNorton

DLNorton (complete name: Dean L. Norton) is a Pin-Up Artist, Graphic Artist and Cartoonist. His works have been featured in both anime zines and furry comic books, such as Desert Storms, which he drew and inked.

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Born in Evroux, France in July 7, 1962 to American parents, his late father, Reginald L. Norton was a United States Air Force airman at the time, and his mother, DeeAnn Norton. He only lived in France for 5 months before his family moved back to the States. He also has a younger brother Alan, who is also an artist. Dean started drawing at an early age and animals and objects of technological interest populated his art. His art started to blossom in high school and by the time he was in college, it started to turn towards the female form in large proportions. This was also about the time he discovered Japanese animation, and the particular crowd that came with it.

From 1992 to around 2000, Dean submitted work to the various indie comic book publishers and eventually got published. Some of his work was published by Radio Comix, such as his favorite, Blazin' Charlotte, a WWII based comic series that mostly ran in Radio's anthology series, Furrlough. It was also around this time that he got involved with another APA, Richard Chandler's Gallery. He was published in around 25 issues before the zine finally folded in around 2004 due to lack of talent submissions, and the burgeoning internet journal (blog) culture.